Kaustubh Mani, IRSME Officer, Transferred to Railway Board as Executive Director, Mechanical Engineering (Coaching)

Kaustubh Mani, an officer of the Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers currently serving in Northern Railway, has been transferred to the Railway Board and posted as Executive Director, Mechanical Engineering (Coaching).

The Executive Director, Mechanical Engineering (Coaching) position at the Railway Board oversees policy and technical standards for passenger coach design, maintenance protocols, and manufacturing coordination across Indian Railways' production units, a headquarters-level function distinct from the zonal mechanical engineering roles Mani would have held previously at Northern Railway.

Railway Board Executive Director-level postings typically carry responsibility for setting network-wide policy and technical standards within a specific functional area, with the Mechanical Engineering (Coaching) portfolio specifically covering passenger coach design specifications, safety standards, and coordination between the Board and production units such as Rail Coach Factory and Integral Coach Factory.

Mani's move from a zonal posting at Northern Railway to this headquarters role represents a shift from operational and maintenance-focused mechanical engineering work within a single zone to broader policy coordination affecting coach standards across the entire network.

Indian Railways has continued to prioritise passenger coach modernisation, including safety feature upgrades and improved passenger amenities, work that falls directly under this Executive Director position's coordination responsibility between the Railway Board's policy directives and the production units executing coach manufacturing.

Executive Director-level postings at the Railway Board are typically filled by officers with substantial prior experience across zonal and divisional mechanical engineering assignments, building the technical depth the headquarters coordination role requires.

The transfer and posting order was issued through the Railway Board's standard cadre management process governing IRSME officer movements between zonal and headquarters postings.